Destiny Series: Episode Three
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Episode Three
"Where are you, Tuxedo Mask?"
Raye and Serena glared at each other. Raye was sitting on the steps
of the
temple porch, Serena was seated on the ground ten feet away from her. Lita,
Amy, and Mina stood on the porch watching. Luna crouched with Serena,
Artemis
with Raye.
"Now, there is a new enemy from the Negaverse. We all agree on
that?" Luna
said.
"Right," the girls said. They looked at each of their friends and
nodded.
"Fine. This new enemy is a frog-monster. He attacked us. We all
agree he's
bad?" Luna continued.
The girls nodded in unison. Raye and Serena still glared at each
other.
"Okay, we're agreeing on something. Now, girls, we have got to get
our
differences worked out before he returns. We may not be so lucky next time."
Luna said patiently.
Mina, Lita, and Amy nodded and looked at Serena and Raye. Serena's
eyes
narrowed, "You're right, Luna. We have to remain friends. Even if the
person's
a cold-hearted, snide, evil snob who steals her friend's BOYFRIEND." Rage
came
into Serena's voice.
"Well, maybe the selfish, immature brat should accept that her
friend and her
boyfriend make a better couple." Raye said coldly.
"Maybe the boyfriend and the girl are MEANT to be together! Maybe
it's
DESTINY!" Serena shouted back.
"Maybe DESTINY isn't so binding!" Raye yelled back. Both of the
girls stood
in rage.
"Maybe you should leave me to MY love life. Darien and I were
perfectly
happy?" Serena took a step toward Raye.
"Then why did he kiss ME?!" Raye shouted back. She took a step
towards
Serena.
"Maybe he wouldn't have if you hadn't FORCED your face in his."
Serena
yelled. The two were now inches apart.
"Maybe you should butt out of MY life!" Raye shouted back.
"Maybe you aren't fit to be a Sailor Scout anymore. After all, no
Sailor
Scout would do that to her friends!" Serena yelled.
"Who said you were my friend?!" Raye yelled back. "If I had my way,
I'd throw
you out of my life forever!"
"Try it, Raye!" Serena shouted threateningly.
Raye's eyes turned a deep shade of red. She was shaking in rage. The
she
shouted, "Mars fire?" and pointed at Serena.
Suddenly a black flash appeared and Raye screamed. She pulled her
hand back.
It was dripping blood. "Ow!" she cried.
"STOP IT AT ONCE! YOU ARE SAILOR SCOUTS!" Luna said at the top of
her voice.
Her claws had Raye's blood on them.
Serena stopped and looked at Luna. She had never seen her so angry.
She had
never dreamed of scratching on of the scouts. Of course, none of the scouts
had never threatened to burn her alive.
Luna glared at Raye. "Raye, she is our princess! You never go
against your
princess. How dare you?" Luna was so mad she couldn't finish. Artemis went
quickly to her side.
They exchanged a few whispers and Luna nodded. She walked over to
the porch
to calm down. During all this, the three girls on the porch remained in
complete shock. They couldn't move nor speak, they were so shocked.
Artemis looked at both the girls. He was angry, but he was
controlling it.
"Work it out with words," he said in a hushed voice.
The girls looked at each other. They were both shuddering in anger.
They
looked back to Artemis and shook their heads. They couldn't work it out with
words. Artemis sighed and looked at Luna. She nodded her head sadly and
looked
away.
"Then Raye, I relieve you of your Sailor Scout duty." Artemis said
simply.
Tanya strolled into her living room. The Imperium of Darkness has so
much
better housing, she thought. She flopped on the sofa and turned on the
television. "TV, show me the status of the Sailor Scouts." she commanded her
television.
Instantly, a computer screen came up with a list of statistics.
Tanya sighed
and turned off the tv. It was time to do something drastic. "Scott!
Sweetheart!" she called.
"Coming!" he called and walked in the living room. He smiled and
walked over
to kiss her.
She allowed a brief kiss before turning around and saying, "I have
an idea to
get the Sailor Scouts. As we know, the scouts have tremendous power when it
comes to defeating monsters. However, the love spell has created jealously
among the two main scouts, so they're weak."
"But Tanya, we don't know how weak they are. They could still defeat
a
monster." Scott protested.
"Exactly. Which is why I'm not sending a monster. Instead, I'm going
to have
a little fun. Make them suffer." Tanya said and motioned for Scott to sit
down. He sat and she pulled out a bunch of books. "Earth history. We know
that
humans have been able to overcome a lot of things, yet there is one thing
Queen Beryl planted on Earth that the scouts can never kill."
Scott nodded and said, "The AIDS virus."
Tanya smiled, "Unfortunately, Beryl could only make it so it was
transmitted
a few select ways." She dropped the books in Scott's lap. "These book are
full
of scientific information on how the disease can be updated to be carried
through the air. Thus, making it extremely contagious." She smiled sadly.
"You
can thank Zoisite for those books."
Scott gave her a sympathetic look before opening the books. Within a
moment,
he whistled. "This could wipe out Earth's entire population. It's so
contagious and so incredibly deadly." He chuckled. "This could be tons of
fun."
"I've already taken the liberties of updating the disease. Yet,
wiping out
the entire population isn't what I want, dearest. It's the Sailor Scouts. So
I've also made it to fit only Sailor Moon, Sailor Mars, Sailor Mercury,
Sailor
Jupiter, and Sailor Venus's DNA. Only they can get the virus." Tanya said,
and
sat next to Scott.
"One problem. How are we going to get the scouts' DNA combinations?"
Scott
looked over at her. She smiled and turned the page. There was the DNA for
all
the Sailor Scouts.
"You can thank Zoisite for that, too." she said quietly.
Scott stared at the patterns. It was so perfect, so planned. They
would be
rid of the Sailor Scouts, and then they would marry. Finally. It was almost
too good to be true. Scott looked at Tanya. "I love you." He said and kissed
her.
She giggled. "I knew you would like it. C'mon, let's get to work."
Raye was stunned. She sat on her porch steps staring at the sky
wondering
what had happened. One moment she was just mad at Serena for butting in on
her
life, then next she was kicked out of the Sailor Scouts. Artemis told her
she
was unfit for fighting.
Raye felt like crying. She was unfit to fight for justice. She
wanted to say
it was her destiny, but she knew better. She had been arguing all along that
destiny could be avoided. Well, she had certainly succeeded in avoiding HER
destiny.
She felt tears in her eyes. What had happened? Why had she suddenly
felt the
urge to destroy Serena? Why had she started having the feelings? She started
sobbing.
"Raye?" a voice said. She looked up, ashamed of her tears. Darien
was
standing across from her.
"Oh, hi Darien. Um, what's up?" she stood up and turned around.
"What's wrong? Why have you been crying?" he asked, immediately
concerned.
"Oh, nothing." Raye was too ashamed to admit she had been kicked out
of the
Sailor Scouts.
"You don't cry about nothing." Darien said plainly.
"Hey, butt out, okay? It's not your business." Raye snapped, but
felt
immediately sorry.
Darien was quiet for a second, the said in a tender voice, "Raye,
what's
wrong?" He put his hand on her shoulder.
Raye was so touched by his tenderness, she burst into tears. He held
her
while she blurted out the story. He comforted her while she soaked his
shirt.
He hugged her and told her it was okay. It wasn't until when she mentioned
about being relieved of her Sailor Scout duty that he questioned her.
"Kicked out? Of the Sailor Scouts?! But it's your destiny!" he said,
pulling
back from her.
"It was also yours to be with Serena." Raye said quietly.
Darien understood. He held Raye for a long time in silence and
finally said,
"What are we going to do?"
"I don't know. I just don't know anything anymore!" she said. He
calmed her
down, then decided to go talk to the other scouts. But it also meant he
would
have to face Serena. And that was not something he was looking forward to.
Darien sighed as he sat down. This meeting of the Sailor Scouts was
about to
take place, and he was not looking forward to it. Undoubtedly, the scouts
would be against him. How could he blame them? After all, he had succeeded
in
splitting them up.
Mina, Lita, and Amy walked into the restaurant. They sat across from
Darien.
They were not smiling, but they weren't frowning either. They looked like
they
were willing to hear him out.
"Okay, Raye was extremely upset and mentioned that you had kicked
her out of
the Sailor Scouts. Is that true?" he began.
The scouts nodded solemnly. "She was unfit for duty." Amy said.
"Why? How?" Darien didn't expect it to be true.
"She attempted to set Serena on fire." Lita blurted out. She stopped
herself,
then said, "She and Serena were having a fight about you, and Raye wished
Serena would go away. When Serena egged her on, Raye began to use her
fireballs. If Luna hadn't scratched her?"
Darien's mouth dropped. Raye would've killed Serena with her power.
Serena
was the Moon Princess, someone Raye was destined to protect. And she almost
killed her. Yes, Raye was unfit for duty.
"What on Earth would make Raye?" Darien started. The Sailor Scouts
all looked
at him. He shut his mouth. It was him. He was the reason that Raye had
almost
killed Serena.
Darien thought for a long time. He had also not done his duty to
protect
Serena. Why? Because he was too interested in Raye. It was his desire for
Raye
that made him ignore Serena.
Darien stood up. "I have to leave. I can't stay here, this is
tearing you
guys apart." he said plainly.
Mina and Lita stood up immediately. "No Darien, we need you now more
than
ever. We need you to assure Serena that you really love her." they said.
"I can't," he said, shaking his head. "Can't you guys understand? I
want
Raye, not Serena. And I can't tell Serena I want her." Darien turned his
back.
The Sailor Scouts were stunned. They had never dreamed that Darien
wanted
Raye in return. That messed things up terribly. They had all thought it was
only Raye who wanted Darien.
"I'm going to speak to Serena and Raye. Then I'm leaving, and I'm
not coming
back." Darien spoke and walked out the door.
Serena stared at the picture of Darien on her desk. She wanted the
pain in
her heart to go away, but it just kept getting worse and worse. She felt
tears
glisten her eyes. It wasn't fair.
Luna studied Serena. Poor kid, she thought. She's been through so
much pain.
Yet something wasn't right. Luna couldn't put her paw on it, but something
just didn't fit.
There was a knock at the door. "Come in," Serena said quietly and
turned to
see who was at the door.
It was Darien. "Hi," he said uncomfortably. Serena gasped in
surprise and
stood. Luna leaped up and said, 'I'll leave you two alone." She flew out the
door, closing it behind her.
Darien's heart nearly shattered when he saw Serena's tearstained
face. He
wanted to go and hold her. He wanted to say everything would be okay. But
something held him back and he stood at the door. Finally, he spoke.
"I'm leaving." he said. "I won't be coming back for a long time,
Serena."
Serena was shocked. "Why?" she asked.
"I've been a real problem towards the Sailor Scouts. I heard what
happened
between you and Raye." Darien explained, then sat on her bed. "Serena,
you're
the Moon Princess. It's my job to protect you. And if that means I have to
leave, then so be it."
"You didn't try to kill me. Raye did." Serena stated.
"But you were fighting over me. So I'm have to leave in order to end
this
problem."
"The problem won't go away by your leaving, Darien." Serena said.
"Please
stay." her voice broke.
"I can't." Darien stood up and turned. "I'm sorry." he said and
walked out
the door.
A monster ran all over the streets. Chlorite, the hideous
three-legged
creature, frightened humans, tore up buildings, and basically attracted
attention. His duty was to lure the Sailor Scouts together, then inject each
one with a disease. But first he had to get the Sailor Scouts to come to
him.
Where in the heck are they? he thought. He had been rampaging down
the street
like a madman for twenty minutes with no sign of them. Although he had been
trained by the Imperium of Darkness, destroying buildings and frightening
innocent people wasn't his strong suit. He was growing bored of it.
Eventually, Chlorite came to a small house. He began to make a loud
noise and
throw his claws around. This is getting REALLY old, he thought. Little did
he
know that the house was Serena's.
Serena had been sobbing for half an hour. She couldn't believe
Darien would
leave her like that. She was so completely miserable. Suddenly, a loud noise
sounded. She looked out her window to see a ten foot crab-like monster. She
screamed.
Luna rushed in and took a look at the monster. "My goodness, Serena!
Transform!" she shouted over the loud noise.
"Moon Prism Power!" Serena shouted. She was instantly clothed in her
costume.
Serena felt her self-assurance come back as she looked up at the monster.
She
rushed out of her house into a street.
"Hey," she called out, "What's the big idea?!" She glared at the
monster.
Chlorite sighed in relief. "Ah, pleasure to meet you Sailor Scum.
It's about
time you arrived."
"Sailor Scum?! As if!" Sailor Moon said, "I am Sailor Moon, and I
fight for
love and justice. On behalf of the moon, I will punish you!"
"Yeah, do your little fancy speech. Let me know when you're done so
I can
destroy you." The monster yawned.
"Yeah right, crab-face. I am so not in the mood for you." Sailor
Moon
replied. "Moon tiara?" she began.
Suddenly, his large claw grabbed her up. "Nice try, brat. Now, to MY
duty?"
the monster said.
Serena screamed as a large needle came towards her. "Jupiter thunder
crash!"
a voice called out. Serena was dropped as the monster was hit byan unforseen
bolt of electrified thunder.
Sailor Jupiter, Sailor Mercury, and Sailor Venus stood at Sailor
Moon. "You
guys couldn't come any sooner?" Sailor Moon said jokingly.
"Sorry," Mercury said. She then looked at the monster. "Why don't we
even the
odds a bit?" she said. "Mercury bubbles blast!"
Fog surrounded the monster. He shivered at the cold, but it didn't
stop him.
He waited for it to clear before attempting to grab the scouts. They avoided
him easily.
"Try again, crab-cakes." Venus laughed.
The monster began to grow irritated. He tried unsuccessfully to get
the
scouts. They were too quick for him. Finally he called out, "I call upon the
power of the Imperium of Darkness!" Instantly, the scouts stopped. Ice began
to trickle up their bodies.
"Omigosh! I can't move!" Sailor Moon said. She began wailing.
"Neither can I!" Sailor Jupiter panicked. "If only Mars was here to
help!"
"But she's gone, remember?" Sailor Venus cried. Ice inched up their
bodies
and began to freeze them.
"How do we beat it?" Sailor Mercury said.
"Where's Tuxedo Mask?!" Sailor Moon called out.
"'Halt!" the monster said. He grabbed Sailor Moon, who were halfway
frozen.
He pulled out a huge needle. Sailor Moon screamed at the top of her lungs,
"Tuxedo Mask!!"
The monster smiled as he injected the disease into Sailor Moon.
There was no
one to stop him. He put the entire disease into her. Then he set her down.
"Ice, vanish!" he called out. The scouts instantly broke the ice and
went
over to Sailor Moon. Chlorite disappeared.
"Sailor Moon! Are you alright?" Sailor Jupiter asked.
"He didn't come. Tuxedo Mask didn't save me." Sailor Moon said
helplessly.
"He's gone." She coughed.
"I'm so tired. Let's go home." Sailor Moon said and began walking
towards her
house.
Sailor Mercury began to feel tried, too. She coughed, also. "I bet
it's the
flu." she muttered.
Jupiter and Venus slowly walked away. "I wonder what that was all
about."
Jupiter said, thinking of the monster.
Venus yawned. "Oh well. Let's go home, I'm not feeling well."
Jupiter nodded. "Me neither."